Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

“But all those positive things about face-to-face education, a sense of belonging, community engagement, interacting with faculty members and advisors, those things can be harmed if [students] are left to be self-directed learners who are only learning in an online environment.” The numbers for Hispanic students were nearly the same.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A school might be offering access to a great many low-income students, but not graduating many of them. A lot of the time, she said, it is viewed in terms of students moving away from their home communities, but in reality, a lot of students feel driven to stay. Or vice-versa.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 20, 2023

Yet less than 12% of resident 18-to-24-year-old students enrolled in our public universities are Hispanic. We see similar enrollment gaps for African American students, rural students, and low-income students. About 60% of our state university students graduate within six years.

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Close the Gap Foundation

APRIL 13, 2022

The BoD's experienced leaders, who bring a wealth of experience in developing business strategy, will continue to influence those decisions as Close the Gap Foundation expands its programs to invest in even more student success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2023

Gerardo de los Santos noted that when his father was vice chancellor at the Maricopa Community College system, he made it a point that the schools had access to foundations and funders supportive of first-generation and low-income students, building pathways in higher education. “It

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

At a time when the Latino population in the United States is growing and students are still facing daunting obstacles, Excelencia in Education is recognizing nine institutions for their clear and decisive commitment to Latino student success with the Seal of Excelencia. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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The University Innovation Alliance

MARCH 19, 2024

We looked at what they had done, who they served, their improvement trajectory, how many low-income students and students of color they admitted and graduated, and more. A Summit for Success Expanding our formal membership isn’t the only way that we’re diffusing our impact across the higher ed sector this year.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Our search for new members started with examining data from every R1 and R2 institution, looking at what they had done, who they served, their improvement trajectory, how many low-income students and students of color they admitted and graduated, and more. We are incredibly proud of what we’ve created.

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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

Blogs “Move-in melt” is on the rise: Why it’s happening and 3 strategies to fight it “Summer melt" is a familiar challenge for enrollment and student success teams across the country. Visa process, international students may not actually have the necessary paperwork to arrive when planned, despite their enrollment or deposit activity.

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COE

AUGUST 13, 2023

A graduate of the  University of South Carolina , she credits her understanding of the unique challenges confronting first-generation, low-income students to her participation in the Opportunity Scholars Program (OSP), a subset of TRIO Student Support Services , during college. 

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COE

JUNE 30, 2023

One hundred and thirty-nine high school TRIO students from across the country participated in the National Student Leadership Congress (NSLC) this year in Washington, D.C., She believes experiences like NSLC help educate students on every state’s unique challenges and education inequalities.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

As we approach our ten-year anniversary of accelerating student success innovation across higher education to drive social and economic mobility nationwide, I am grateful and humbled that this movement has expanded and evolved to inspire so many institutions and student success leaders beyond the UIA.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

As we approach our ten-year anniversary of accelerating student success innovation across higher education to drive social and economic mobility nationwide, I am grateful and humbled that this movement has expanded and evolved to inspire so many institutions and student success leaders beyond the UIA.

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COE

APRIL 7, 2023

. ### The Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) is a nonprofit organization established in 1981, dedicated to expanding college opportunities for low-income, first-generation students and students with disabilities.

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COE

JULY 25, 2023

Growing up around family members who worked in TRIO, a federal program that provides student support resources to first-generation and low-income students and students with disabilities, he modeled the program after Upward Bound. Social Innovation Project to pursue the program.

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Timely MD

JULY 6, 2022

With smaller average enrollments and a focus on undergraduate education, RSIs also enroll a greater share of low-income students who receive Federal Government Pell Grants, as well as a higher percentage of Native American/Alaska Native students.

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COE

OCTOBER 2, 2023

My new role as the president of COE is both exhilarating and daunting as I know I will encounter new challenges that have broad implications for our students. However, I am ready to serve and continue the work necessary to ensure success for our first-generation, low-income students in getting to and through college.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 11, 2022

Innovating to Close Equity Gaps: The National Institute for Student Success. Student Success. These respected campus leaders are skilled in change management, and we look to them for spearheading and scaling student success initiatives at our member institutions. How to Improve Student Outcomes.

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COE

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Students participating in All In Milwaukee , which helps minority, first-generation students and low-income students graduate from college, have a graduation rate of 91 percent. “It Students are assigned a coach to help them through college. It wasn’t practices, procedures, or policies.

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Timely MD

MAY 9, 2023

A study by the Aspen Institute found that partnerships between community colleges and businesses lead to increased program quality, student success, and job placement rates. And, over 70% of Black and Native American community college students and two-thirds of Latinx students are low-income students.

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COE

MAY 10, 2024

The 2024 Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States report reveals alarming trends indicating increasing inequity of opportunity in higher education, particularly for low-income students. “The alarms are sounding for the U.S., Its membership includes more than 1,000 colleges and agencies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The omnibus offers additional funding for a variety of programs that help students who have the toughest roads to completion. The bill includes $45 million—a 700% increase—for the Postsecondary Student Success Program, which offers grants, tutoring, and other wraparound services for students who have started, but not finished, a credential.

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The University Innovation Alliance

APRIL 26, 2023

Redesign Higher Ed for Student Success Dr. Burns explained how college was never designed around student success: "One of the many ways is that our data systems are not connected. The people who would need to know to tell students that they're off track wouldn't have that information. Innovating Through Failure.

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NACAC's Admitted

AUGUST 10, 2023

What was the impact of testing policies on admission/enrollment outcomes for Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and low-income students during the fall 2020 cycle? More importantly, all admission factors combined still tell us relatively little about why some students graduate from college and others don’t.

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COE

JUNE 30, 2023

His pioneering work expanding broadband access and promoting digital literacy has allowed countless low-income students to pursue their educational aspirations. Lesia Crumpton-Young , immediate past president of Texas Southern University, has profoundly impacted higher education, particularly for marginalized students.

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COE

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In this issue, we also highlight upcoming changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which will be known as the “Better FAFSA;” our work to help low-income students and families obtain broadband access through our TRIO Gets Connected initiative; and preparations for the 2023 First-Generation College Celebration Day this November. (..)

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EAB

MAY 23, 2023

We also learned that students of color and low-income students are more likely to face insecurities and again, students with dependent children, and it just makes them harder to support their families and just improve the prospects for the future. Not all students know about those things.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Thomas Brock, director of the Community College Research Center at Teachers College, Columbia University, says community colleges will continue to work to ensure access to higher education for underrepresented students and focus on strategies for student success and completion. We need to make higher education a priority.

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